Show 182 - Malcolm Rifkind

Matt Forde's Political Party

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4.7 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2020

⏱️ 87 minutes

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The definition of a grandee, Sir Malcolm reflects on his astounding political career. This is a corker, taking us inside the Thatcher and Major governments at the times of Poll Tax, Maastricht and the move towards peace in Northern Ireland. Sir Malcom is one of only a handful of ministers who served in the government for the entirety of the 79-97 Conservative government and this wonderful episode charts some of the big moments as well as providing a contrast with politics today. Especially fascinating is his experience as Secretary of State for Scotland many years before devolution which meant he had far more power and influence than most of his successors. Pour yourself a whisky, it's time for a saunter down memory lane... Get your ticket to the online launch of Politically Homeless with Matt Forde and Alastair Campbell (plus a signed copy of the book): https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-event-politically-homeless-with-matt-forde-ticket-signed-book-tickets-120233157611 If you've already bought the book, here's the link to just buy the event: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-event-politically-homeless-with-matt-forde-ticket-only-tickets-120189707651 Order 'Politically Homeless' here: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/2100000262618 Follow Matt on Twitter: @mattforde Email the show: politicalpartypodcast@gmail.com For the latest UK Government advice on coronavirus go to: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

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1:08.9	Hello and welcome to the political party. Oh boy, what an episode. Malcolm Rifkin. A
1:23.8	proper big beast. And we talk about so much his time in the major government, in the
1:29.3	THATCHER government. The major in THATCHERS reflections on him, his reflections on them.
1:35.1	The time he almost got killed in Northern Ireland, his view of Scotland and the Union and his
1:40.7	role as Secretary of State for Scotland which back then had so much more power. And he was
1:45.1	effectively running Scotland prior to devolution. This is, you know what, I could have done
1:50.8	I wish I'd almost done the kind of Rifkin files where we did an hour on each position that
1:56.5	you had because it's really not, I know this is an absolute cliche on this show that I always
2:02.2	say it's not enough. And I always then say I know I always say that but it really wasn't.
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